개꿈

Korean

Etymology

From 개 (gae-, “of inferior quality”) +‎ 꿈 (kkum, “dream”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)k͈um] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)k͈um]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)꿈/게(ː)꿈]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaekkum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gae'kkum
McCune–Reischauer?kaekkum
Yale Romanization?kāy.kkwum

Noun

개꿈 • (gaekkum)

  1. A meaningless dream.
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